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The future for strangetouch is taking a step back in time, we started life off as an acoustic duo and now we are going back to being an acoustic trio

We are making plans to record some new tracks as well as re recording some older tracks after much soul searching we have put far too much into this project to just throw in the towel, we have over 15 demos that can be working songs and we are putting our money where our mouth is by hiring the services of producer Andy Haldane to work on…

(« Detail of a poster for the International Hygiene Exhibition 1911 in Dresden » by Franz von Stuck)

« Understanding » is the third segue in the series that I have written…

(« Holzfigur Engelchen auf Halbmond » by 4028mdk09)…

Marc Knight & The Riders, formed by Harry Currie (LOL) November 2011, currently rehearsing in Wigan with hope of becoming one of the North West's Favourite 50s & 60s Rock & Roll band. Headed by myself and accompanied with great musicians with years of experience. Harry Currie on Bass, Basher Barry our new slam bam drummer, Johnny Hank on Lead Guitar, and Mad Baz does Rhythm Guitar. I've uploaded a couple of tracks to give you…

I think Vaccination may have imploded.

We were due to play at the Water Rats again but after a furious exchange of emails in the morning which began with a simple request for a set list and ended with the bass player insisting on playing minimalist improvisational rock and/or roll while the other singer wanted to play songs we knew which would stop the audience getting bored... then the main guitarist (and the bloke who does the beats) chimed in with, "well I'm not playing…

(« Lebenslauf » by Adi Holzer)

« Vigilance » is the second of a series of short segues that I have composed in order to combine already existing pieces into one larger, continuous whole.

Each of the segues highlights a…

I looked in a well known high street pawn brokers in Chatham yesterday.  I just looked in and saw a '72 style Telecaster Thinline hanging up.  It said on the ticket clearly Fullerton USA - £599.  WHAT!  I went in...

Even before getting within 4 yrds of it I could see it was a wrong'un but I asked for it off the wall for a quick look.

Hmm....   Let us start with the obvious things I noted.  

1. No serial on the headstock - I think it highly…

I’m at the Roundhouse in Chalk Farm for the second time in a month – I was here to see the Horrors in October. I have been gradually drawn to the Roundhouse over the years – ever since I watched ‘The Doors Are Open’, which features footage of one of the two gigs the Doors played here in 1968. I now live a three minute walk away.

I am with two musician friends that I have met in…

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If Ellery Roberts thumps his chest, heart-side and rapper-style, to pre-empt another lyric, my wife is going to slap him.

To do so though, she will have to swim the raging sea of…

Just got back from rehearsal at the Greenhouse in Stockport. new drummer Kevin worked out really well.

Recent new singer Jonna also 'on song', so it's all looking good to crack on and get stuff done.

It's about time!

recently formed free, bad company tribute band urgently require a competent bass player for paul rogers tribute band playing free and bad company covers. we are in the cheshire area and would like to get working very soon. we are all very enthusiastic and would like a mature bass player as we are all in our 40s. for more info do not hesitate to contact me by message , if possible leave a contact number,

Will try to get the latest studio recordings up shortly ... thanking Yoooo

There hasn't been a fresh 'the 4th suit' blog on this site for ages!!!

What have been doing or not doing!!!!

So an update is due!!!

Den our not so new drummer has settled in well and played a clutch of gigs with us, so I suppose we can drop the new boy tag, unless we are feeling like being complete bastards, then we won’t!

We have new songs written, but not recorded, we really need to get some studio time and start up loading studio quality tracks, not to dis our demos as the…

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(« Photo of the magnetic field of two bar magnets with like poles close together » by Alexander Wilmer Duff)

In Buddhist culture, there exists the core notion of the three poisons, which are considered to be the cause of all sufferings.

In English, the poisons are generally…

(« Dance Of Fire » by SarThePhotographer)

« Purposefulness » is the first of a series of short segues that I have put together in the hopes of joining existing compositions into one continuous piece of music.

In order to preserve the surprise, I won't…

(« Ratha Yatra Festival in Puri, India » by James Fergusson)

The third part of « Juggernaut, » entitled « Procession, » evokes the arrival of the crushing force before it unleashes into a frenzy of…

(Based on « 4D virtual 3x3x3x3 sequential move puzzle, scrambled » by SpinningSpark)

« Integration » is the seventh and final chapter of « The Chrome Lake. »

This instrumental section starts…